French 4 (4 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Having successfully completed the course, the student will :
1) be able to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
2) be able to communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
3) be able to describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
4) achieve the level A2 of the CEFR (the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

Accomplishment methods

1) 36 hours of active participation in class (attendance min. 80%). Extra homework will be done to compensate for the absences.


2) 60 hours of self-study: preparatory work for the meetings, online grammar/exercises, vocabulary learning, homework assignments.

3) Final exam.

Content

The course is based on: listening, reading, writing and speaking exercises.
The course teaches from the following topics and grammar points, among others: comparative/superlative forms, passé-composé/imperfect tense, negative words, telling a story in the past...

Materials

1) Textbook (to be announced before the course start).

2) Teacher's own material.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

1) 36 hours of active participation in class (attendance min. 80%). Extra homework will be done to compensate for the absences.


2) 60 hours of self-study: preparatory work for the meetings, online grammar/exercises, vocabulary learning, homework assignments.

3) Final exam.

Qualifications

XRAN0001 French 1 - XRAN0003 French 3 or equivalent studies.

Further information

If you miss the first class session and have not discussed your absence with the teacher, your place can be given to the first person on the waiting list.
Remember to cancel your registration if you will not be taking the course.

A degree student attending the Lapland University of Applied Sciences can register free of charge for LUC studies offered by the University of Lapland, if the studies can be linked to their own degree. Enrollment takes place through the Applicant’s Desktop of the University of Lapland: https://hakeutuminen-lay.peppi4.lapit.csc.fi/web/hakijan-tyopoyta/. From the left hand menu, first select "Study selection" and then "LUC studies YO”, and you will see the entire offering. Choose the study unit in question and register.